Big Trouble in Little China
Brief Synopsis
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All-American truck driver Jack Burton must help his friend, Wang Chi, rescue his green-eyed girlfriend from bandits in San Francisco's Chinatown. In order to save her, the two men must go into the mysterious underworld beneath Chinatown, where they battle kung-fu masters and face a 2000-year-old ancient sorcerer named Lo Pan who mercilessly presides over an empire of spirits.
Cast & Crew
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John Carpenter
Director
Kurt Russell
Kim Cattrall
Dennis Dun
Kate Burton
James Hong
Film Details
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
All-American truck driver Jack Burton must help his friend, Wang Chi, rescue his green-eyed girlfriend from bandits in San Francisco's Chinatown. In order to save her, the two men must go into the mysterious underworld beneath Chinatown, where they battle kung-fu masters and face a 2000-year-old ancient sorcerer named Lo Pan who mercilessly presides over an empire of spirits.
Cast
Kurt Russell
Kim Cattrall
Dennis Dun
Kate Burton
James Hong
Victor Wong
Donald Li
Willie Wong
Suzee Pai
James Pax
Bill M Ryusaki
Lia Chang
Noel Toy
June Kyoko Lu
Vernon Rieta
James Lew
Donald W Krafft
Lead Person
Gary Toy
Jeff Imada
Daniel Eric Lee
Diana Tanaka
Gerald Okamura
Noble Craig
Jerry Hardin
Rummel Mor
Al Leong
Carter Wong
Paul Lee
Jade Go
Shinko Isobe
Donna L Noguschi
Jimmy Jue
George Kee Cheung
Larry Mcguire
Lead Person
Eric W C Lee
Nathan Yung
Chao Li Chi
Daniel Wing
Yukio G Collins
Danny Kwan
Kenny Endoso
Craig Ryan Ng
Stuart Quan
Brian Imada
Peter Kwong
Jim Lau
Min Luong
Dan Inosanto
Crew
Kelly Akai
Stunts
Sue Albert
Production Assistant
Stanley Amborn
Special Effects Assistant
T K Anthony
Stunts
Christine Baer
Other
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
Don Bassman
Sound
Mat Beck
Camera Operator
Matt Earl Beesley
Assistant Director
Tom Bergman
Stunts
Peter Berman
Assistant Camera Operator
Brent Boates
Production
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
Linda Brachman
Production Consultant
Dale R Brady
Production
Janet Brady
Stunts
Joseph Brennan
Boom Operator
Kevin Brennan
Production
Clyde E Bryan
Assistant Camera Operator
Theresa Burkett
Production
John Ross Bush
Location Manager
Randy Cabral
Special Effects
David Cadiente
Stunts
Allen Cappuccilli
Assistant
Ronald Cardarelli
Key Grip
Roberto Carlos
Production
John Carpenter
Song
John Carpenter
Music
Craig Caton-largent
Production
Thomas Causey
Sound
Glen Chaika
Animator
Ken Chase
Makeup Supervisor
Phil Chong
Stunts
Chuck Clarke
Stunts
Kevin F Cleary
Sound
Jack Cooperman
Special Effects
Kim-kasey Costello
Assistant
Richard L Cowitt
Property Master Assistant
Charles Cowles
Photography
Margaret Craig-chang
Effects Assistant
Bob K Cummings
Stunts
Dean Cundey
Director Of Photography
Dan Curry
Titles
Theresa Curtin
Assistant
Jim M Davis
Foreman
Larry Dean Davis
Assistant Camera Operator
Debbi A Davison
Stunts
Ken Diaz
Production
John Donnelly
Best Boy
Eddy Donno
Stunts
Monika Dorfman-lightstone
Sound Effects Editor
Dean Drabin
Foley
Martin Dreffke
Sound Effects Editor
Ken Dudderar
Other
Steven S Duncan
Transportation Captain
Craig Edgar
Set Designer
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
George Endoso
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunt Coordinator
David Evans
Property Master Assistant
Robert Eyslee
Gaffer
David A Fechtor
Sound Effects Editor
Alex Felix
Production
Ed Felix
Production
April Ferry
Costume Designer
Eric Fiedler
Other
Paulette C. Fine
Production Accountant
Jim Fredburg
Special Effects Foreman
Ken Fritz
Stunts
Nancy Froelich
Assistant Editor
Eddie Garcia
Production
Deborah Gaydos
Effects Assistant
Mark Giardino
Stunts
Les Gobruegge
Art Director
Gary Goldman
Screenplay
Gary Goldman
From Story
Dr. Morton K Greenspoon
Special Effects
Oda Groeschel
Costumes
Scott Grusin
Music Editor
Bob Hagans
Color Timer
Mary Sutton Hallmann
Production Coordinator
Alan Harding
Photography
William Hartman
Sound Effects
Kent Hays
Stunts
Gary Hecker
Foley Artist
James Herbert
Unit Production Manager
J Barry Herron
Special Effects
Rebecca Heskes
Animator
Sandra Holden
Other
Laja Holland
Sound Effects Editor
Renee Holt
Effects Assistant
Jeffrey Howard
Animator
Alan Howarth
Music
Pieter Hubbard
Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Hutten
Special Effects
David Ice
Sound Effects Editor
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Robert Itaya
Stunts
David Jansen
Apprentice
Jerry Jeffress
Other
Lenny Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
George Jenson
Art Director
Kent Johnson
Property Master
Steve Johnson
Other
David Jonas
Production
Eddie Jones
Other
Jim Kagel
Production
Susan V Kalinowski
Hair
Denise Kellogg
Stunts
Dave Kelsey
Other
Gary B Kibbe
Camera Operator
Makio Kida
Production
Sandy King
Script Supervisor
Harry Kohoyda
Production Accountant
J W Kompare
Assistant Editor
Brad Kuehn
Other
Daniel Kwan
Other
George Lafountaine
Best Boy
John Lattanzio
Construction Coordinator
Jim Lau
Associate Producer
Jim Lau
Consultant
Conan Lee
Stunts
Lynda Lemon
Production Coordinator
James Lew
Choreographer
James Lew
Associate Producer
Robin Leyden
Other
Eric Lindemann
Sound Effects Editor
John J. Lloyd
Production Designer
Paul H Lopez
Costumes
Gary Macheel
Sound
Ron Macinnes
Production
Mauro Maressa
Animator
Thomas Marshall
Best Boy
Mary Mason
Other
George E Mather
Production Supervisor
David Matherly
Production
Mark Matthews
Other
Gary Mclarty
Stunts
Joanna Merlin
Casting
Dennis Michelson
Editor
Anthony R Milch
Digital Effects Supervisor
Anthony R Milch
Sound Editor
Virgil Mirano
Visual Effects
Steve Mirkovich
Editor
Ginger K Miyazaki
Stunts
Paul Monash
Executive Producer
Ronald B Moore
Consultant
Richard Morgan
Foreman
Thaine Morris
Special Effects Foreman
Michele Neely
Costumes
Bill Neil
Director Of Photography
George R. Nelson
Set Decorator
James Nelson
Technical Advisor
Jim Nickerson
Stunts
Sherri Nickerson
Stunts
Lesa Nielsen
Production
Beth Nufer
Stunts
Roberto Olivas
Production
Richard Overton
Sound
Glad Pickering
Adr Editor
Steve Poster
Director Of Photography
Pamela Rack Guest
Casting Associate
Steven Ramirez
Assistant Editor
Samuel Recinos
Animator
Peggy Regan
Animator
Robert Renga
Sound
Pat Repola
Visual Effects
Steve Rice
Adr Editor
W.d. Richter
Screenplay
Artist Robinson
Production Consultant
Mindy Rothstein
Other
Richard Ruiz
Visual Effects
Bill Saito
Stunts
Hank Salerno
Adr Editor
Hal Sanders
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Santo
Stunts
Bob Scaife
Construction Coordinator
Ken Scaife
Foreman
Dana Miller Schornstein
Production Assistant
John Schreiber
Production Assistant
Steven Schwartz
Set Designer
Dennis R. Scott
Stunts
John Shannon
Photography
Steve Shkolnik
Location Manager
Hayward Soo Hoo
Stunts
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Alicia M Stevenson
Foley Artist
Wayne Strong
Production
Leland Sun
Stunts
Steve Tate
Assistant Camera Operator
Annick Therrien
Animation Supervisor
Joe A Tornatore
Stunts
Eusebio Torres
Effects Assistant
Joe Unsinn
Special Effects Coordinator
Patrick Van Auken
Grip
Paul Van Camp
Other
Darcey Vebber
Boom Operator
Edward S Verreaux
Production
John Villarino
Foreman
Eddie Lee Voelker
Transportation Coordinator
Film Details
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1986
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 2, 1986
Began shooting October 7, 1985.
Completed shooting January 1986.
Released in United States Summer July 2, 1986
